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TURKEY IS A NET EXPORTER OF FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEVERAGES  TURKEY'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IS EQUIVALENT TO 40% AND 20% OF EU-25 PRODUCTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES RESPECTIVELY.  TURKEY HAS AN AGRICULTURAL AREA EQUIVALENT OF 23% OF THE EU-25  TURKEY HOSTS 75% OF ALL PLANT SPECIES IN EUROPE EXPORTS & FOREIGN TRADE in TURKEY

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 YOUNG AND HIGH POPULATION  73 MILLION POPULATION  YEARS 67%  0-14 YEARS26%  0-25 YEARS44%  AVERAGE AGE:28,5  SECOND LARGEST POPULATION in EUROPE  YOUNGEST POPULATION in EUROPE  WITH 24,7 MILLION PEOPLE IN LABOUR FORCE, 4 TH LARGEST LABOUR MARKET IN EUROPE  EVERY YEAR: GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOLS, GRADUATES FROM 143 UNIVERSITIES DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS of TURKEY Source: TurkStat